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Ma Fu 1939
Description
Titles read: "Pathetone - presents - MA FU THE CHINESE WONDER JUGGLER".
London, probably Pathe Studio.
Various shots of Chinese juggler Ma Fu spinning a metal gong on the end of a pole and then on his finger.
Story ends rather abruptly - old database record says only 80 of...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 40957
- Sort Number:
- PT 484
- Time in/Out:
- 01:52:49:00 / 01:53:42:00
- Canister:
- PT 484
- Film ID:
- 1188.29
- Issue Date:
- 03/07/1939
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